March 18, 2013

Score big for Nationwide Children’s Hospital on Friday, March 22, 2013! On Friday, all central Ohio Speedway locations will be asking customer’s to “Round-Up” their purchases and donate to Nationwide Children’s. In addition to their “Round-Up”, customers will have an opportunity to donate $1.00 by purchasing a March Madness basketball icon which symbolizes support for patients seen at the hospital.

Speedway LLC. has been a longtime supporter of Nationwide Children’s and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. During the past 15 years, Speedway has raised and donated more than $250,000 for Nationwide Children’s.

Speedway LLC. is one of the largest chains of company-owned and operated convenience store marketers serving more than 2 million customers a day throughout the Midwest. It is committed to making a positive difference. This caring philosophy is the reason Speedway has adopted Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals as its charitable partner. A dedicated sponsor since 1991, Speedway LLC. has raised more than $40 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals though a variety of grassroots fundraising campaigns in addition to corporate-sponsored activities. Speedway LLC. is a consistent top fundraiser among convenience store retailers.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & WorldReport ‘s 2018-19 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric health care systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 13,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care during more than 1.4 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.